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McLaren’s Eric Boullier: Fernando’s performance was “a fantastic spectacle to watch”

McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team Racing Director, Eric Boullier, was in awe of driver Fernando Alonso’s determination and commitment during the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix, despite the limitations of the MCL32 package, showing he still has plenty of fight left in him. The Spaniard finished the race in eighth place, but was agonisingly close to taking seventh from Williams Martini Racing driver Felipe Massa, who he battled with lap on lap during his final stint. In the end, Alonso ran out of laps to make a move stick, and with Sahara Force India F1 Team driver Sergio Perez hounding him from behind, he held the Mexican off well to secure eighth spot, in what Boullier described as “a fantastic...
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